Advance care planning
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Record ID 32014001370
English
Authors' recommendations:
Advance care planning decisions are becoming increasingly important and advocated as the UK experiences a rapidly ageing population. This briefing examines the evidence for the uptake and delivery of advance care planning in primary care.
The available evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of advance care planning is limited. No direct evidence relating to the delivery and impact of advance care planning on a general population in a primary care setting has been subject to synthesis.
Limited evidence for care home residents with dementia suggests some potential benefits in terms of reduced
hospital admissions and unnecessary use of treatment.
Imminent Cochrane reviews and updates may shed more light on effectiveness, though disappointingly it appears that these will include only randomised evidence.
Evidence on interventions to promote uptake and use suggests that verbal information is given over a number
of sessions is the best way to enable people to make informed decisions about their preferences for future care before they lose capacity.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/Advance%20care%20planning.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
Contact
Organisation Name:
University of York
Contact Address:
University of York, York, Y01 5DD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1904 321040, Fax: +44 1904 321041,
Contact Name:
crd@york.ac.uk
Contact Email:
crd@york.ac.uk
Copyright:
University of York
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